A resigning councillor has slammed the parish authority on Facebook claiming they “spend too much money and ignores many matters.”

Councillor Mike Thompson said he was no longer standing for Cullompton Town Council at elections being held on May 2.

In his statement on the Cullompton Moan and Groan Facebook page, he said: “I am finishing at the end of month, reason, there are too many issues within the council, staffing issues, excessive overtime.

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“I raised issue 12 months ago to get an independent auditor in owing to anomalies in the accounts; I even offered to pay the first £500 towards costs. In due course, nothing was done. The regular auditor was told not to speak to me; I wonder why. I do have audio of that conversation.

“For nearly the whole four years I have had many document requests refused or deliberately forgotten, Inaccurate minutes of meetings - again I have audio records — bullying, breach of code of conduct -audio again.

“I am still finding errors that seem to get manipulated. I will start releasing more details. There are some good councillors, but several are still young in service and think they know the town and issues that need addressing,

“50 per cent don’t even read agenda, minutes or emails - again I can back this up, or the public could attend meetings an see for themselves.

“My health is now more important than dealing with a dysfunctional council, indeed a failed council. A council that spends too much money and ignores many matters.

“Bye.”

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In response to Cllr Thompson’s allegations, town clerk Judy Morris told the Culm Valley Gazette: “During his four years as a Councillor Mike Thompson has made numerous allegations, all of which has been proved to be unfounded, as are the allegations he is making on Facebook.

“He doesn’t believe anything that anyone tells him, and so there is very little point in trying.”